The Week in Travel Tech - Secret Masterplans, Inspiration and Diller speaksNewsBy PhocusWire | May 29, 2010Share What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 23 May to Saturday 29 May 2010:Story of the week: Is this the Google masterplan for travel? Top three most commented articles: Google buys online travel guide RubaThe most visited travel websites on the web – April 2010Barry Diller on search, mobile and why foreigners fail in China Controversial topic of the week: With Twitter blocked in China, Ctrip ramps up social media efforts for inbound travelers Series of the week: Part 1: Five challenges on the journey to mastering travel inspirationPart 2: Five challenges on the journey to mastering travel inspirationPart 3: Five challenges on the journey to mastering travel inspirationPart 4: Five challenges on the journey to mastering travel inspirationPart 5: Five challenges on the journey to mastering travel inspiration TLabs: TLabs Showcase – SiteValet Stats: UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 22 2010US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 22 2010Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 22 2010Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 22 2010 And the rest (most recent first): Apple, strikes and Bangkok – guest appearance on This Week in Travel podcastAmazing global view of user generated photos on the webGoogle-ITA Software: a waiting game with plenty behind the scenesTravel technology trends at Global Tourism & Travel SummitPoint Inside brings detailed airport maps to iPhone and iPadFly.com unclutters logo with redesignA letter from Tnooz-TripAdvisor to hoteliers affected by the Gulf oil spillTimes Square becomes Wi-Fi hotzone for iPhone usersPriceline extends Name Your Own Price hotel guaranteeFacebook becomes the place for quirky travel promotionsMiami hotel offers oil spill special for online booking and hotel commissionTourist board tweets — Jamaica still open for businessMicrosoft Surface helps out at a travel agency [VIDEO]Travelocity Roaming Gnome joins FourSquare, heads to LondonContinental goes kiosk crazy with Houston terminal renovationTripAdvisor offers free listings to hotels threatened by Gulf oil spillHRG sees online travel adoption rising in North AmericaMyCityWay gets $300K as NYC establishes Entrepreneurial FundUEFA, Carlson, HRG adopt new FlightPortal online travel carbon schemeGlobal air travel technology now controlled from Montreal and SingaporeGDS Bitesize – service news, agreements, products from Amadeus, Travelport and SabreHotel guests can submit reviews with new TripAdvisor iPhone appKayak explores map-based search for air, hotels, activitiesFly.com hopes to mirror Travelzoo global expansion programme, package holidays nextOffandAway is off and away with launch of hotel-room auction websiteCar rental becoming hotbed of activity, Argus Car Hire relaunchesGekko glides down the bookmarking route for hotel searchStash Hotel Rewards: another travel project from Expedia alumsMost influential on Twitter: Barack Obama, JetBlue and some other folkInterContinental hits it big with Gowalla mobile marketing Last Week in Travel Tech: Google buys, Bangkok burns, Hostelworld waves Notices: Explore the Tnooz TSoftware storeNode biographies and articles